2012 Acropolis Rally

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2012 Acropolis Rally
58º Acropolis Rally
Round 6 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season
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Loeb Acropolis 2012 - 3.jpg
Sébastien Loeb during Rally
Host country Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Rally base Loutraki, Corinthia, Greece
Dates run24 – 27 May 2012
Stages22 (409.47 km; 254.43 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,661.39 km (1,032.34 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
Flag of France.svg Citroën Total WRT
Crews54 at start, 32 at finish

The 58th Acropolis Rally is the sixth round of 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 24 and 27 May 2012. [1]

Acropolis Rally rallying

The Acropolis Rally of Greece is a rally competition which used to be part of the European Rally Championship (ERC) schedule, and was formerly a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). The rally is held on very dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is known for being extremely tough on the competing cars and drivers.

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Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën DS3 WRC 4:42:03.30.028
2. Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC 4:42:43.340.019
3. Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:45:08.13:04.817
4. Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:48:19.76:16.412
5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Hrůza Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4:49:49.87:46.510
6. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Gilsoul Citroën DS3 WRC 4:51:44.79:41.48
7. Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Škoda Fabia S2000 4:55:03.212:59.96
8. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yazeed Al-Rajhi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC 5:02:15.520:12.24
9. Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta RS WRC 5:05:22.223:18.92
10. Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Mini John Cooper Works WRC 5:10:43.828:40.51
PWRC
1. (14.) Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriy Gorban Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Nikolaev Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 5:22:57.60.025
2. (15.) Flag of Indonesia.svg Subhan Aksa Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Judd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:26:15.13:17.518
3. (16.) Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Haro Subaru Impreza WRX STi 5:30:01.97:04.315
4. (19.) Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 5:51:14.328:16.712
5. (24.) Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Granai Subaru Impreza WRX STi 6:07:27.044:29.410
6. (29.) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Cook Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Davis Ford Fiesta ST 6:39:02.21:16:04.68

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(24–25 May)		SS118:28 Kineta 25.24 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 17:38.085.88 km/h Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
SS26:53 Aghia Marina 13.80 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 9:38.785.84 km/h
SS38:31 Thiva 123.60 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 16:06.387.92 km/h
SS410:20Elikonas 119.89 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:05.984.64 km/h Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS512:25Bauxites 123.17 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 14:08.998.25 km/h
SS613:19Drossohori22.00 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 18:13.472.43 km/h
SS715:22Bauxites 223.17 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 13:48.9100.62 km/h
SS817:05Elikonas 219.89 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 13:42.187.09 km/h
SS918:50Thiva 223.60 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 16:20.386.67 km/h
Leg 2
(26 May)		SS108:38Klenia Mycenae 117.41 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 11:24.291.60 km/h
SS119:45Ghymno 117.61 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 12:38.083.64 km/h
SS1210:40 Kefalari 118.40 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 13:18.882.92 km/h
SS1312:06 Ziria 121.36 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 13:02.998.22 km/h
SS1415:17Klenia Mycenae 217.41 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 11:15.892.74 km/h
SS1516:24Ghymno 217.61 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 12:36.783.77 km/h
SS1617:19Kefalari 218.40 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 14:07.778.14 km/h
SS1718:45Ziria 221.36 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 13:29.395.01 km/h
Leg 3
(27 May)		SS189:14Aghii Theodori 119.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 12:42.091.75 km/h
SS199:45New Pissia 111.37 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 8:13.782.91 km/h
SS2011:57Aghii Theodori 219.42 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 12:39.692.04 km/h
SS2112:28New Pissia 211.37 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 8:09.783.59 km/h
SS2214:11New Loutraki (Power stage)3.97 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 2:21.8100.8 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a 3.97 km (2.47 mi) stage at the end of the rally. [2]

PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 2:21.8100.8 km/h3
2 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 2:22.40.6100.4 km/h2
3 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 2:23.11.399.9 km/h1

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References

  1. ↑ "Itinerary V5" (PDF). Acropolisrally.gr. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "RZ22 Power Stage – (New Loutraki)". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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